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InventorsMedical History - Medical Inventions - The History of MedicineThe following medical inventions are listed alphabetically and lead to an article on the history of that invention - following this section is a listing of history of medicine websites that cover more than one specific medical invention.A

CortisoneCPR: In the late 1950s, Dr. Peter Safar, the father of modern day CPR, pioneered the development of the ABCs (airway, breathing, circulation) of resuscitation, including "mouth-to-mouth" resuscitation. Peter Safer invented cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR.